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2011 Challenge Archive
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December - Pick it For Me! Challenge
Iris wrote: "Nancy, these are great! Thanks. Can't wait to get started. I actually got A Discovery of Witches recently, so I would definitely be up for a buddy read. Let me know when you're ready..."I'm glad you like the picks, Iris. You have great books on both your Read and TBR lists, I was just hoping that you would like some of these. We can start Discovery of Witches as soon as you are ready. I already have it, and I usually read several books at the same time, so I can start it whenever. Let me know when you are ready.
Happy Reading!
D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~ wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "I think Penney and Fran could be joining us as well :) "Great! The more the merrier. :)
We should probably create the thread already. :)"
i would like to participate, when will you start reading it?
Christine wrote: "Eimeriina~ wrote: "The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror is my first choice, although i know Lisa kleypas is safe bet -i really liked what i read from her- i really want to r..."Great, sure :)
D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~ wrote: "Yes, you did! In September.Here are the books you picked for me (I keep track, LOL!) There were others but those I read. :)
[bookcover:Cyborg Nation|296938..."Hahaha - I'll have to shake it up a bit this time!
Eimeriina~ wrote: "D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~ wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "I think Penney and Fran could be joining us as well :) "Great! The more the merrier. :)
We should probably create the thread already. :)"
..."
We haven't progressed that far yet :) One of us will set the thread up in the Buddy Read section. We'll be reading A Red-Tainted Silence by Carolyn Gray, so feel free to jump in and join us in that thread!
OK DG - round 2 for 2011. I'm trying to hand out completely new suggestions for the most part. And unfortunately I have to finish this tomorrow, but I thought I'd post what I had already...NICE
1. Winter Solistice: Shoulda Been a Cowboy by Loralie James looks pretty short but sweeeeet! Another one you might like to check out (not on your TBR) is this freebie One of Those Days by Zathyn Priest
2. Summer Solstice:
3. Series Clean Up: A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon - #6! or Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JKR - also #6 :)
NAUGHTY
4. Many Yearly Challenges: Lover Avenged by JR Ward (read this as part of my personal yearly challenges) or Caught Running by Madeleine Urban (originally chosen because Madeleine's last name fit the 'U' category for the A-Z Author's Challenge!)
5. Favourite Book of the Year: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde - this is great in audio or Guardian Of Honor by Robin D Owens.
I think you'd really enjoy Dance with the Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Burning Wild by Christine Feehan, but you haven't read the previous couple of books in each series :(
6. A Read That Made Me Blush: Eeek - I read so many blush-worthy books now, that nothing makes me blush anymore! But here is one of the more adventurous books I read lately - More Than Make-Believe by Tymber Dalton. An more angst-ridden sexy book is The Locker Room by Amy Lane.
Still to go :) Back again to finish off...
BUDDY
7. Book Buying: I've been bad in both paperback and ebook, so I'll propose two choices - Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch or (and you knew it had to come in somewhere...) A Red-Tainted Silence by Carolyn Grey
8. Christmas Read: And two festive options: Sno Ho by Ethan Day and The Match Before Christmas by Eden Winters. Two quick short reads (I think)...
Gigi wrote: "Suzanne H!I'm so indecisive.
I hope you find something you like.
1. Winter Solstice:
2. Summer Solstice:
3. Series Clean-Up: [book..."
O.o Gigi, Elke and I are going to read "Twas the night" as a buddy read if you want to join in with us!
Also loving the pics. Will "A Knight in Shining Armour" or "Almost Heaven" require the ones before to be read first?
Hi Layla, here are your picks.1. Winter Solstice:Vision and Highland Destiny were two of the shortest in your TBR.
2. Summer Solstice: Lover Unleashed love the BDB series and really enjoyed Payne's story, or Comanche Moon also a book in my TBR.
3. Series Clean-up: Immortal in Death from the In Death series. Great series looks like you already read the first two. Also one I've been meaning to read Retribution the newest in the dark-hunter books.
4. Many yearly challenges: Sugar Daddy is one of my favorite books and it looks like you also like Lisa Kleypas or Before I Fall also really good, read in one day.
5. Favorite Book of the Year: Awaken Me Darkly and Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor were two of my favorites that I read this year.
6. A read that made you blush: Backstage Pass or a quick read, Hearts in Darkness
7. Book Buying: A Beautiful Dark or Beautiful Disaster, ha just noticed they're both beautiful.
8. Christmas Read: Must Love Mistletoe or The Last Noel
Hope you like!
Thanks for the recs, Jane!There are several there already that sound like my kinda thing for this month. But I'll let you finish posting the recs before making my decision.
Oh and I'll set up the thread for ARTS!
Here's the link for the December M/M Buddy Read: A Red-Tainted Silencehttp://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...
Hi Valerie! I hope you can find something here for December!
1. Winter Solstice
Alpha and Omega by Patricia Briggs
2. Summer Solstice
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss This has been recommended to me by many different people.
3. Series Clean up
Psy-Changling series by Nalini Singh it looks like these are your next books:
Bonds of Justice
Play of Passion
Kiss of Snow
4. Many Yearly Challenges
Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews A great series that I am glad that I read.
5. Favorite for the year
Soulless by Gail Carriger So hard to choose! but this book has it all and I am just waiting to forget it a little bit so I can go back and reread it.
6. a read that made you blush
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James A fabulous and complicated love story.
7. Book Buying
The Next Always by Nora Roberts We both seem to like Nora Roberts and I am particularly looking forward to this one.
8. Christmas Read
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbour by Lisa Kleypas There aren't many Christmas theme books I would like to read, but this one sounds pretty good.
Elke wrote: "Cacophony,Here are your picks...hope you find something you like. If not I would be happy to do it again!
Hi Elke!
Thanks for the great picks!
I think I will go with Alexandra's Legacy, When You Dare, or Faefever. Maybe all three if I can find the time!
We've got a buddy read set up for
Eimeriina~ and I will be starting it this weekend. Join us at http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...
Jane,I just picked up One of Those Days on the author's website for free. I love that I can get so many new recs from the PIFM postings of everyone :) That one looks really good.
Dee, I can help with re-picks if needed!
For Penney:Nice
1. Winter Solstice: The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley, 298 pages. I know, this could have worked as a short book or as a series clean up book! I just finished reading book 1, so this was on my mind.
2. Summer Solstice: Ransom by Julie Garwood, 546 pages (One of my favorite books!)
3. Series Clean-up
Maya Bank’s KGI series #2: No Place to Run or Gena Showalter’s Lords of the Underworld #6: The Darkest Lie
Naughty
4. Many yearly challenges - recommend a book that you read for a previous challenge this year (PIFM or other) that you enjoyed
Pamela Clare’s I-Team series, read book 2: Hard Evidence
5. Favorite Book of the Year
I loved Erin Morganstern’s The Night Circus, which I know is very particular. You kinda gotta like the circus and magic to get into it.
6. A read that made you blush I haven't read this book, but you liked Kitty Thomas's other book! I'm recommending Guilty Pleasures by Kitty Thomas.
Buddy Read
7. Book Buying-Susannah Kearsley’s The Rose Garden
8. Christmas Read -Tied with a Bow, Christmas anthology or Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor, by Lisa Kleypas, which we are all probably reading!
Let me know what you think and happy reading!!
Suzanne and I are buddy reading
....I opened up a thread under "Dare you to read" http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...
Anyone is welcome to join us!
Kimberly wrote: "Lisa wrote: "KimberlyTHANKS for the awesome pics...now to decide which ones to read. I am going to start with Ascension and then try to get to Enclave ( I have been wanting to read both of these..."
Sounds good to me, lets start with Atlantis Rising - we can start that tonight if you are ready - then we can work in Ascension when we are ready..
Where is the Buddy Read section, I need to set up a link for Kimberly and I to read Atlantis Rising...
Lisa - You can set up a thread in the 'Dare you to Read' folder. That's where all the buddy reads are.
Lisa wrote: "Where is the Buddy Read section, I need to set up a link for Kimberly and I to read Atlantis Rising..."I usually set up a thread in the"Dare you to Read" folder: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...
Pollyanna wrote: "Hey Regina here are your picks1. Winter Solstice - The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole i want to read this one too so if you do read it you could let me know wh..."
Thanks for the great recs.I think I`m goig to read Halfway to the Grave, so if you want to do a buddy read let me know. It will be my first buddy read, so I think I`ll need some help too.
Suzanne wrote: "Gigi wrote: "Suzanne H!I'm so indecisive.
I hope you find something you like.
1. Winter Solstice:
2. Summer Solstice:
3. Series Cl..."
Hi Suzanne! I'm the worst buddy read partner. I'm usually on chapter 3 when someone finishes the book. LOL However, I'll give it a shot, but don't wait for me in any way. LOL
As for Almost Heaven and A Knight in Shining Armor, neither book needs to be read in any specific order. And I'm pretty uptight when it comes to reading books in order. I hope you get to read them both because they're both very good (Knight in Shining Armor- is on my favorites list).
Lisa wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "Lisa wrote: "KimberlyTHANKS for the awesome pics...now to decide which ones to read. I am going to start with Ascension and then try to get to Enclave ( I have been wanting to re..."
Sounds good Lisa :) I'll start mine this afternoon too.
Dee, when the time comes, I'm around for re-picks as well.
Thanks for the picks Amanda! I have no idea what I'll choose. I've added 2 to my TBR, which is my ultimate goal in this challenge. The Night Circus catches my eye every time I see the cover and The Rose Garden looks like its right up my alley. Hmmmmm,decisions, decisions...
Dee wrote: "I think my computer hiccupped...i'll get you into the remix in a couple of days - sorryFlame wrote: "Dee? I don't see my name on the list? Did I miss it somewhere? :)""
Oh that's alright Dee! Thanks! :D
Kimberly wrote: "Larissa wrote: "Kimberly,Nice
1. Winter Solstice - You seems to like Agatha Christie a lot (at least that’s what your to-read list says, haha), so why not start with the well know Miss Marp..."
You're welcome! :D
Sure we can read Must Love Mistletoe as the buddy read, but I'd prefer if it was more at the middle of the month, though.
Larissa wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "Larissa wrote: "Kimberly,Nice
1. Winter Solstice - You seems to like Agatha Christie a lot (at least that’s what your to-read list says, haha), so why not start with the we..."
I don't mind reading it towards the middle of the month :)
Hey Cathy!Thanks for my picks. They're all great and I'm excited about them. I think I'll do Heartless from the "nice" picks and the The Hunger Games or The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty from the 'naughty' list (my library, which never has any books, interestingly enough had Beauty on reserve, lol). the reviews for it have been...interesting, to say the least.
Unfortunately, i won't be able to do buddy read, though :(.
Gigi wrote: "Lady Jaye wrote: " Hey Gigi, I compared our books and saw we both don't like Like Water for Chocolate, lol. Here are my picks for you. I hope you enjoy them!Nice - since we should always be nice ..."
I hope you like either one, Gigi. I love the hero and heroine of Soulless to bits esp. the hero. And the Quinns are cute too...so it's like a win-win!
Hey Cindy, it was really fun to get your picks ready and quite a challenge since you’ve already read all of my books, on the plus side… I got to add a few books to my TBR from your shelves that look great.All right… here are your picks, I tried to mix it up a bit so you have a few choices depending on what you feel like reading, check it out and let me know if you find something you like, if not I’ll get you something else.
Happy reading!!
Categories
Nice
1. Winter Solstice - Atlantis Rising by Alyssa Day. I’ve been wanting to read this book for a while, it’s not super short but should be a quick read.
2. Summer Solstice - Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole. Great series!!, aaand you have to be ready for Lothaire’s book…
3. Series Clean-up - Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop. Haven’t read it but looks good.
Naughty
4. Many yearly challenges - Causing Havoc by Lori Foster. Just read this one for last month’s PFMC and it was pretty good.
5. Favorite Book of the Year - Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich, Stephanie Plum’s is probably my favorite contemporary series and I really liked Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas, it has a very unique female character.
6. A read that made you blush - I wouldn’t say I blushed… but these books have a ton of sex… The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton, I didn’t really liked it but I’ve seen a lot of good reviews and I always see someone recommending it on this challenge so… try it and tell me what you think. Caught Running by Madeleine Urban is a sweet M/M romance book, really good!
Buddy Read
7. Book Buying - Dark Seduction by Brenda Joyce, one of my books for this month…
8. Christmas Read - A Very Gothic Christmas by Christine Feehan or we could go for this one.
For
Kate Clothier-shelly
:Hi Kate! I've wandered through your TBR shelf and this is what I came with! I hope some of them will appeal to you.
Nice
*1. Winter Solstice
#Option 1 - Shaken by Dee Tenorio
#Option 2 - Magic in the Wind (Drake Sisters, #1) by Christine Feehan
I haven't read the first one but it seemed interesting enough; the second one is the start to a very good series!
*2.Summer Solstice
#Option 1 - Fancy Pants by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (495 pg)
#Option 2 - Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon (539 pg)
#Option 3 - The Help by Kathryn Stockett (451 pg)
The first one shows the way a woman can grow up and rebuild herself; the second one has a yummy tortured hero coupled with a spoiled bitch. The idea is interesting enough though(maybe because I'm into space-opera now ;)). The third one I haven't read it but I've seen the movie and I loved it.
*3. Series Clean-up
#Option 1 - Crave by J.R.Ward
#Option 2 - Cowboy Casanova by Lorelei James
#Option 3 - Hot Finish by Erin McCarthy
I've seen that you've started The Fallen Angels series and that you've rated highly the first book; the second and the third are also sequels to series you've enjoyed.
Naughty
*4. Many yearly challenges
#Option 1 - Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
#Option 2 - Cry No More by Linda Howard
The first option is the start to a pretty hot series, it ressembles a bit of Kresley Cole's IAD. The second one is a very good book, the heroine proves to have enourmous willpower and a spine of steel and she's a mom too.
*5. Favorite Book of the Year
#Option 1 - Go Fetch! by Shelly Laurenston
#Option 2 - Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh
Every time I make recs, I end up singing praises to both Nalini Singh and Shelly Laurenston. The first writer because she has an original world building and I really love her deep characters; the second one because she has such an amazing sense of humour, her books will make you smile.
*6. A read that made you blush
#Option 1 - Be With Me by Maya Banks
#Option 2 - Nauti Dreams by Lora Leigh
Naughty, naughty books.Enjoy them!~
Buddy Read
*7. Book Buying - Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
*8. Christmas Read - A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas
Happy reading!
Hi Lorena!Thank you very much for your picks, I really liked them.
As it is, I find myself very interested in Comanche Moon and Awaken Me Darkly (in the second one, the heroine doesn't seem to be a spineless one, which is very good).
Thanks again!
D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~ wrote: "Thanks for the recs, Jane!There are several there already that sound like my kinda thing for this month. But I'll let you finish posting the recs before making my decision.
Oh and I'll set up th..."
I've finally finished posting back up on post 311 :) Enjoy DG!
Fran wrote: "Jane,I just picked up One of Those Days on the author's website for free. I love that I can get so many new recs from the PIFM postings of everyone :) That one looks really good."
It's a cute fun little read - great for a lunch time break :) Hope you enjoy it Fran!
Thanks for the great picks Ana! I'm really interested in Fifty Shades of Grey (if I can get it) but failing that, I'll go with The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie...
Thanks for the recs, Jane!I'll definitely read A Red-Tainted Silence and I'll try to fit in Shoulda Been a Cowboy by Loralie James, One of Those Days and Lover Avenged by JR Ward.
I'm really interested in The Eyre Affair in audio but I'm running out of space on my iPod with so many audios I have downloaded without listening so I promised myself that I'll try to work in the audios I already have! Hopefully I can listen to it in the first few months of the year. :)
Oh and I already added More Than Make-Believe to my to-buy list. It looks really good!
Thanks again! :)
I finished a book already. I started and finished
today while at work. haha It was really good, and I liked reading about Dan and Elle again and what happened to them and the other characters.
Ning, I loved your picks. I am having a hard time narrowing it down. I think I might read Snow Crash or the The Darkest Night or Dragonswan
Joyce wrote: "Ning, I loved your picks. I am having a hard time narrowing it down. I think I might read Snow Crash or the The Darkest Night or Dragonswan"Yay! I had a hard time picking since it's my first time, but I'm so happy you like them! Happy reading!
Megan L wrote: "Hi Dawn, Thanks for the great picks. I always try and read all the picks everybody does for me but I got behind in November so I am catching up..."
Good! Let me know about the buddy reads... Later in the month would be good for me as well.
Happy Holidays
Ok Vi, here goes... as you stated before, we don't really have very many books in common. Sorry it took so long to get you this. It's been a hectic week. So I hope I did ok. Let me know if you'd like me to repick any. Winter Solstice -
An Agreement with Hell
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
The Spy Who Loved Her
Summer Solstice -
It
The Raven Queen
The Last Letter from Your Lover
Series Clean-up -
Lover Unbound
This Side of the Grave
Last Night's Scandal
Many Yearly Challenges -
Tempting the Beast
Noble Intentions
Wicked Games
Favorite Book of the Year -
The Count of Monte Cristo - One of my all time favorite books that I read quite frequently.
Hearts in Darkness - was just introduced to this author a few months back but I absolutely loved this book
The Heat
Read that made me blush -
Something More
Be With Me
Forbidden Heat
Book Buying -
The Warlord Wants Forever
Chasing Seth
Trouble in Mudbug
Christmas Read -
The Christmas Cookie Chronicles: Carrie: A Twilight, Texas Story
The Perfect Christmas
Home For Christmas
D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~ wrote: "Thanks for the recs, Jane!I'll definitely read A Red-Tainted Silence and I'll try to fit in Shoulda Been a Cowboy by Loralie James, One of Those Days and Lover Avenged by JR Ward.
I'm really int..."
That will keep you really busy this month DG! And do try to listen to The Eyre Affair - it's lots of fun even if you have only a passing interest in literature.
Hi, Larissa! First I have to say that you have great taste in book (similar to mine ;)) so it was real fun to pick for you. Have a great challenge this month and happy holidays!Winter Solace - The Warlord Wants Forever - the start of a really great series with all kinds of mythical creatures.
Summer Solace - A Game of Thrones - Well, I've only watched the TV show but it was awesome so I guess the book will be even better if that's possible.
Series Clean-up - Lover Mine - It doesn't need a description so I'll just say that this is my favorite book of the series. ;)
Many yearly challenges - My One and Only - yup, this is the one I liked most. :D
Favorite book of the year - Tough, I can't choose one. I narrowed it down to Bet Me, The Piper's Son, On the Jellicoe Road and Beautiful Disaster.
A read that made you blush - Seducing Reagan - no comment! ;)
Buddy Read
Book Bying - Attachments
Christmas Read - Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor
So that's it. I hope you found something you like. Let me know if you wanna do the buddy reads.
Roxy,Here are my recommendations for you. I hope you find something of interest. If not just let me know.
Nice
1. Winter Solstice
Surrender by Pamela Clare (355 pages)
Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill (350 pages)
2. Summer Solstice
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (752 pages)
The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson (630 pages)
3. Series Clean-up
Shadow Music by Julie Garwood
Naked Edge by Pamela Clare
Naughty
4. Many Yearly Challenges
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Pick It For Me - April 2011)
Now You See Her by James Patterson (Animal Alphabet)
5. Favorite Book of the Year
Virgin River by Robyn Carr
Night Road by Kristin Hannah
6. Read That Made You Blush
Men Out of Uniform: Three Novellas of Erotic Surrender by Maya Banks
Backstage Pass by Olivia Cunning
Buddy Read
7. Book Buying
The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton
One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
8. Christmas Read
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas
Must Love Mistletoe by Christie Ridgeway
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1. Winter Solstice -
[book:Mr. Darcy Goes Overb..."
Thanks, Jojo, these look really great! I am eager to get started. I have the first few already so I will start with them while I look up the others at the library or on Amazon. Would you like to do a Buddy Read for either of the ones you recommended? We certainly can do so, and I will start looking for them.